See also: bägge

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse baggi; compare Old French bague.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bagge

  1. A fabric container; a bag, sack, pouch, purse, or wallet.
  2. A bagpipe; a musical instrument consisting of a bag and a pipe.
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Descendants

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  • English: bag
  • Scots: bag
  • Medieval Latin: baga

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References

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Cognate with Old Norse and Icelandic baggi, Old Norse bǫggr, Middle English bagge. The hypothesis for the shift in sense from "bag" to "ram" is by reference to the testicles of an unneutered ram. Doublet of bagage and packe.

Noun

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bagge c

  1. ram (male sheep)
  2. (in compounds) beetle
    skalbagge
    beetle

Declension

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Declension of bagge 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bagge baggen baggar baggarna
Genitive bagges baggens baggars baggarnas

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